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| Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: |
Binance says 2M BNB, worth ~$570M, were stolen from its BNB Chain in an exploit; “majority” of BNB are in the hacker's wallet, ~$100M worth were “unrecovered” — Hackers have stolen around $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a Binance-linked blockchain …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Biden signs an EO to implement Privacy Shield 2.0, the EU-US data transfer framework seeking to address EU concerns of surveillance by US intelligence agencies — - President Joe Biden signed an executive order to implement a new framework to protect the privacy of personal data shared between the U.S. and Europe.
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Meta warns 1M Facebook users that their account info may have been stolen by 400+ apps on the App Store and Google Play that have a “Login with Facebook” button — Meta is warning 1 million Facebook users that their account information may have been compromised by third-party apps from Apple or Google's stores.
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| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
A look at life in Meta's VR social network Horizon Worlds, engaging with early adopters including gamers, preteens, parents, insomniacs, and aspiring comedians — Every hour of the day and night with the gamers, parents, insomniacs, preteens and aspiring comedians who are the earliest adopters …
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Memo: Meta VP of Metaverse Vishal Shah says Horizon Worlds is suffering from too many quality issues and even the team building the app isn't using it very much — Meta's VR social network Horizon Worlds — the company's flagship “metaverse” app — is suffering from too many quality issues …
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Tweets: @alexeheath, @can, @jamesrbuk, @timoni, @antonhand, @rickperlstein, @ashleevance, @yoda, @mikeisaac, @kashhill, @glenngabe, @mattnavarra, @rowankaiser, @tprstly, @siyandawrites, @antonhand, @vthewanderer, @alexgodofsky, @drandrewthaler, @adrianhon, @matt_on_tech, @hshaban, @willoremus, @chrismessina, @brij, @silvermanjacob, @pkafka, @moomanibe, @axellycan, @bobbybigwheel, @tedmielczarek, @xuhulk, @aulia, @alexisohanian, @boodooperson, @paultassi, @jaysvoboda, @benjedwards, @j_shepz, @nickstatt, and @firstadopter
| Roula Khalaf / Financial Times: |
An interview with Elon Musk about his Twitter obsession and more: it is “vaguely therapeutic” to “play the fool on Twitter” and asks “aren't you entertained?” — Dinner with Elon Musk begins with a drive in a Tesla. I am seated in the back, next to X, the billionaire's two-and-a-half-year-old son.
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Tweets: @ryankakiuchan, @dougjballoon, @robcrilly, @tomaxwell, @felschwartz, @jimpethokoukis, @gordonjohnson19, @robinwigg, @ian_fraser, @benjaminbland, @alecurussell, @mathewi, @danprimack, @anupkaphle, @mattzeitlin, @scottnover, @mmasnick, @davidlawler10, @carlquintanilla, @henryjfoy, @stevekovach, @adrianhon, and @strngwys
| Max A. Cherney / Protocol: |
The Biden administration issues sweeping rules that significantly expand the limits on exports to China of chips and tools to make advanced chips and other tech — The U.S. unveiled a set of new regulations Friday that aim to choke off China's access to advanced chips …
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Tweets: @chernandburn and @alex
| Ana Swanson / New York Times: |
The Biden administration adds 31 Chinese companies and institutions including YMTC to an “unverified list”, limiting their ability to get some regulated US tech — The White House issued sweeping restrictions on selling semiconductors and chip-making equipment to China …
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Tweets: @williamyang120, @bvangrack, @terrymoran, @anaswanson, @ydunhai, and @noahbarkin
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Ukrainian troops report widespread outages of Starlink devices, often in areas on the front line where their advances have not been made public yet — Some of Elon Musk's SpaceX devices stopped working when Ukrainian soldiers liberated territory, Kyiv officials say
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| Tim Keary / VentureBeat: |
NYC-based Elpha Secure, which provides cybersecurity software combined with cyber insurance policies, has raised a $20M Series A led by Canapi Ventures — Data breaches aren't cheap. If an organization fails to protect its critical data assets, then it can cost millions to repair the damage done.
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ReinsuranceNe.ws, Elpha Secure Technology Inc., and SecurityWeek
| Forbes: |
Binance plans to cease most trading pairs involving Helium Network Tokens, or HNT, over the next week and “strongly” advises users to close out their positions — Binance told Forbes it delists tokens to protect its users, and periodically reviews “each digital asset we list …
Tweets: @sarahnemerson, @can, and @davidjeans2
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Filing: in its case against Meta's Within acquisition, FTC asks a judge to remove some allegations about anticompetitive effects in the VR fitness apps market — The US Federal Trade Commission is narrowing its case against Meta Platforms Inc.'s proposed acquisition of virtual reality app Within Unlimited, according to a court filing.
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Tweets: @leah_nylen, @adamkovac, @jeffreywestling, and @matthewstoller
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